India Population 1950-2024

Chart and table of India population from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current population of India in 2024 is 1,441,719,852, a 0.92% increase from 2023.
  • The population of India in 2023 was 1,428,627,663, a 0.81% increase from 2022.
  • The population of India in 2022 was 1,417,173,173, a 0.68% increase from 2021.
  • The population of India in 2021 was 1,407,563,842, a 0.8% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Population
Country Name 2024 Population
India 1,441,719,852
Indonesia 279,798,049
Pakistan 245,209,815
Nigeria 229,152,217
Bangladesh 174,701,211
Philippines 119,106,224
Egypt 114,484,252
Vietnam 99,497,680
Kenya 56,203,030
Myanmar 54,964,694
Sudan 49,358,228
Morocco 38,211,459
Ukraine 37,937,821
Angola 37,804,634
Uzbekistan 35,673,804
Ghana 34,777,522
Cameroon 29,394,433
Sri Lanka 21,949,268
Zambia 21,134,695
Cambodia 17,121,847
Bolivia 12,567,336
Tunisia 12,564,689
Honduras 10,759,406
Papua New Guinea 10,515,788
Nicaragua 7,142,529
El Salvador 6,396,289
Republic of Congo 6,244,547
Mauritania 4,993,922
Georgia 3,717,425
Mongolia 3,493,629
Moldova 3,329,865
Lesotho 2,356,083
Timor-Leste 1,379,883
Eswatini 1,222,075
Djibouti 1,152,329
Bhutan 792,382
Solomon Islands 756,673
Cabo Verde 604,461
Micronesia 549,553
Vanuatu 342,325
Sao Tome and Principe 236,381
Kiribati 135,763
India - Historical Population Data
Year Population Growth Rate
2024 1,441,719,852 0.92%
2023 1,428,627,663 0.81%
2022 1,417,173,173 0.68%
2021 1,407,563,842 0.80%
2020 1,396,387,127 0.96%
2019 1,383,112,050 1.03%
2018 1,369,003,306 1.09%
2017 1,354,195,680 1.16%
2016 1,338,636,340 1.19%
2015 1,322,866,505 1.19%
2014 1,307,246,509 1.25%
2013 1,291,132,063 1.31%
2012 1,274,487,215 1.34%
2011 1,257,621,191 1.37%
2010 1,240,613,620 1.39%
2009 1,223,640,160 1.40%
2008 1,206,734,806 1.43%
2007 1,189,691,809 1.48%
2006 1,172,373,788 1.54%
2005 1,154,638,713 1.62%
2004 1,136,264,583 1.69%
2003 1,117,415,123 1.74%
2002 1,098,313,039 1.79%
2001 1,078,970,907 1.82%
2000 1,059,633,675 1.84%
1999 1,040,500,054 1.87%
1998 1,021,434,576 1.91%
1997 1,002,335,230 1.94%
1996 983,281,218 1.97%
1995 964,279,129 2.01%
1994 945,261,958 2.04%
1993 926,351,297 2.07%
1992 907,574,049 2.10%
1991 888,941,756 2.12%
1990 870,452,165 2.16%
1989 852,012,673 2.19%
1988 833,729,681 2.21%
1987 815,716,125 2.24%
1986 797,878,993 2.26%
1985 780,242,084 2.27%
1984 762,895,156 2.29%
1983 745,826,546 2.28%
1982 729,169,466 2.29%
1981 712,869,298 2.30%
1980 696,828,385 2.29%
1979 681,248,383 2.25%
1978 666,267,760 2.24%
1977 651,685,628 2.23%
1976 637,451,448 2.23%
1975 623,524,219 2.26%
1974 609,721,951 2.28%
1973 596,107,483 2.28%
1972 582,837,973 2.25%
1971 569,999,178 2.24%
1970 557,501,301 2.23%
1969 545,314,670 2.23%
1968 533,431,909 2.19%
1967 521,987,069 2.15%
1966 510,992,617 2.18%
1965 500,114,346 2.26%
1964 489,059,309 2.33%
1963 477,933,619 2.34%
1962 467,024,193 2.34%
1961 456,351,876 2.33%
1960 445,954,579 2.31%
1959 435,900,352 2.25%
1958 426,295,763 2.25%
1957 416,935,399 2.28%
1956 407,656,597 2.28%
1955 398,577,992 2.27%
1954 389,731,406 2.23%
1953 381,227,705 2.21%
1952 372,997,188 2.21%
1951 364,922,360 2.21%
1950 357,021,100 0.00%